Mormopterus norfolkensis (Gray 1840)

[Molossus] norfolkensis Gray 1840, Ann. Nat. Hist., 4: 7.

Type Locality: Australia, Norfolk Isl (S Pacific Ocean); uncertain.

Vernacular Names: Eastern Little Mastiff Bat.

Synonyms: Mormopterus wilcoxii Krefft 1871 .

Distribution: Norfolk Isl?, SE Queensland, E New South Wales (Australia).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: norfolkensis species group. There is considerable doubt as to the status of this species; see Hill (1961 b) and Koopman (1984 c). Freeman (1981) included wilcoxii in planiceps .